Webinar Today at 1:00 p.m. Eastern: OT Data Diodes

Want to know more about data diodes and how they can be used to protect operational technology (OT) systems from cyberattack? Interested in safely bringing industrial control systems into the cloud? Want to detect insider threats on air-gapped networks? Learn more at today's free webinar hosted by the Control System Cyber Security Association International. Part one will be an overview of the technology and the recent guidance from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promoting their use. Part 2 will be a deep dive into Fend's products and a live demo of how to install a diode on your network. Register now at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/402269957646630742

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New Case Study: Cybersecurity for Campus Energy

From campus energy to university hospital systems, institusions of higher education rely on their on-campus critical infrastructure. Fend provides operators of these systems with both real-time utility monitoring and impenetrable security. For example, at a state university with some 500 buildings, Fend’s data diodes enable one-way data transmission, providing remote access to vital performance data while physically blocking cyberattacks on a decades-old campus heat plant. Want to read more? Get the case study here or contact us at info@fend.tech.

DoD Updates UFC 4-010-06, Recommends Use of Data Diodes

In its first update since 2016, the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for Cybersecurity Of Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS) has been updated to include new strategies to defend OT systems in an evolving threat landscape facing managers of critical facilities across government. For the first time, this document includes an in-depth discussion on the use of data diodes to transmit data from FRCS in a physically-enforced, one-way fashion and compares the technology with other legacy approaches.

UFC documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and apply to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with DoD Directive 4270.5 and are effective upon issuance. Read the full text of UFC 4-010-06 here.

Want to learn more about how Fend can help you protect every facility in your portfolio from cyberattack? Read more at https://www.fend.tech/critical-facilities or contact us today.